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The Australian Development Gateway (ADG) strives to support members of the development community in their efforts to reduce poverty and enhance sustainable development in the Asia Pacific region. The site has been created with participation from members of government, private, academia and non-government organisations. User feedback mechanisms have been incorporated to guide future directions of the site. The site is optimised for low bandwidth access to enable the widest participation throughout the Asia Pacific region.

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Energy efficiency and climate change considerations for on-road transport in Asia (pdf 1.46mb)

This study presents one of the first comprehensive efforts to analyze the relationship between the transport sector and climate change in Asia over the next 25 years. The results of the analysis make it clear that even the most optimistic scenarios, integrating all expected technological improvements, will lead to a tripling of CO2 emissions over this period.

At the same time, the growth model for the transport sector on which these estimates are based will also result in an increase in air pollution from the transport sector and increase congestion to levels that seriously hamper the ability to move people and goods in an effective manner. In short, any continuation of historic tendencies or variations thereof are not sustainable and should not be used as the basis for policy making and investments in urban development and transport.

 

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